A review by my_a
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Made me think of an American "Trainspotting" - violent and jarring punchy 1990s novel about disenfranchised young men rejecting the system and trying to make their own sense of meaning.
This was SOO much better than I'd expected. Never seen the film so I came in completely blind. It was incredibly crafted with intentional and deliberate writing and author decisions throughout. It has a lot to say.
The more I think about it since finishing, the better I think it was, the writing and the story. My rating goes up each day that passes. Is it even a 5 * maybe? I think its one of those books that is taken for granted due to its cultural impact. And it got me out of a big reading slump - tried about 4 books I DNF'ed then read this within 24 hours!
This was SOO much better than I'd expected. Never seen the film so I came in completely blind.
Spoiler
although i did figure out the split personality within the first 1/3rd of the book, but I knew there was some big twist & I'm used to reading literary fiction, analysing and questioning as I read. I wondered for most of the book if Marla was a 3rd personality.The more I think about it since finishing, the better I think it was, the writing and the story. My rating goes up each day that passes. Is it even a 5 * maybe? I think its one of those books that is taken for granted due to its cultural impact. And it got me out of a big reading slump - tried about 4 books I DNF'ed then read this within 24 hours!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Cancer